Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il, birth name Yuri Irsenovich Kim (according to the Soviet Union's records)[4][5][6][7] (Hangul: 김정일; Hanja: 金正日, 16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was the Supreme Leader of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) from the time of his father's death in 1994 until his own death in 2011. He was the son of Kim Il-Sŏng. Official North Korean propaganda said that Jong-il was born on Mount Paektu (a holy mountain in Korea); but most historians think that he was born near Chabarowsk in the Soviet Union. The North Korean laws made him permanent ruler of North Korea for life. He was sometimes referred to as the "Dear Leader", but this was not an official title. His official title was "Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea", "Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army" and "General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea". Many people in North Korea were imprisoned or killed for speaking out against the Kim regime. Almost everyone in North Korea wore a small pin with a picture of Kim Jŏng-Il or Kim Il-Sŏng on it.
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김정일 金正日 | |
 Official portrait issued after his death, 2011 | |
| Supreme Leader of North Korea | |
| In office 8 July 1994 – 17 December 2011[1] | |
| Premier | Hong Song-nam Pak Pong-ju Kim Yong-il Choe Yong-rim |
| Preceded by | Kim Il-sung (as President) |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jong-un |
| General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
| In office 8 October 1997 – 17 December 2011 | |
| Deputy | Kim Yong-nam Choe Yong-rim Jo Myong-rok Ri Yong-ho |
| Preceded by | Kim Il-sung |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished (Proclaimed Eternal Party General Secretary after his death) |
| Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea | |
| In office 9 April 1993 – 17 December 2011 | |
| Deputy | Jo Myong-rok |
| Preceded by | Kim Il-sung |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished as Kim Jong-il was declared as the Eternal Chairman on 13 April 2012 |
| Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army | |
| In office 24 December 1991 – 17 December 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Il-sung |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jong-un[2] |
| Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party | |
| In office 8 October 1997 – 17 December 2011 | |
| Deputy | Kim Jong-un Ri Yong-ho |
| Preceded by | Kim Il-sung |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jong-un |
| First Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea | |
| In office 24 May 1990 – 9 April 1993 | |
| Leader | Kim Il-sung |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | O Chin-u |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 February 1941 Vyatskoye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (Soviet records) 16 February 1942 Baekdu Mountain, Japanese Korea (North Korean biography)[a] |
| Died | 17 December 2011 (aged 70) Pyongyang,[3] Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Resting place | Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Young-sook (1974–2011) |
| Domestic partner | Song Hye-rim (1968–2002) Ko Young-hee (1977–2004) Kim Ok (2004–2011) |
| Children | Kim Sul-song Kim Jong-nam Kim Jong-chul Kim Jong-un Kim Yo-jong |
| Alma mater | Mangyongdae Revolutionary School Kim Il-sung University |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  North Korea |
| Branch/service | Korean People's Army |
| Years of service | 1991–2011 |
| Rank | Taewonsu (대원수, roughly translated as Grand Marshal or Generalissimo) |
| Commands | Supreme Commander |
- In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
The North Korean government told people of his death through the state media on 19 December 2011. It was said that he had died two days earlier of "physical and mental over-work".[8][9]
| Kim Jong-il | |
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김정일 |
| Hancha | 金正日 |
| McCune–Reischauer | <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Kim Chŏngil |
| Revised Romanization | <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Gim Jeong(-)il |
Early life
Kim Jong-il was born as Yuri Irsenovich Kim on 16 February 1941 or 1942 in either Korea or the USSR . He was the son of Kim Il-Sung is was responsible for the Korean War in 1950-1953 .
Personal life
Kim Jong-il was a Stalinist. He believed in the North Korean Communist philosophy of Juche (self-reliance). He was afraid to travel on aeroplanes and traveled only on trains. He was well known for his love of movies and luxury goods, especially caviar and Hennessey brand cognac, even though North Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world. Former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright once gave Jong-il a present of a basketball signed by Michael Jordan when he visited North Korea because Jong-il was a fan of the National Basketball Association and of Michael Jordan.
Death
On the morning of 17 December 2011, at the age of 69 or 70, Jong-il died of a heart attack while traveling. His funeral was held on 28 December, and as a result, Kim Jong-un was then elected as the new leader of North Korea. On 13 April 2012, Kim Jong-il was made Eternal Chairman of the National Defence Commission and Eternal General Secretary of the Workers Party of Korea.
Kim Jong-il Media
Idealized portrait of Kim Jong Il
North Koreans bowing to the statues of Kim Jong Il and his father, Kim Il Sung, at the Mansu Hill Grand Monument
Kim talking with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their 2001 meeting in Moscow
Kim Ok, Kim's personal secretary, with U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen, 2000
A North Korean voting booth containing portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il under the national flag (below the portraits is the ballot box)
Kim at a meeting during his visit with Dmitry Medvedev in August 2011
Portraits of Kim Jong Il and his father in the Grand People's Study House in Pyongyang
Kim with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Sosnovy-Bor Military garrison, Zaigrayevsky District Buriatya on 24 August 2011
An official portrait of Kim, issued after his death
Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung
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References
- ↑ North Korea backs son after Kim Jong-Il death. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ggTRbHnVT9qA8_cbG0p5dkbChBvA?docId=CNG.f422d650d5b8ced9ed3fbdc8e3558b87.e1. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ↑ North Korea: Kim Jong-un hailed 'Supreme Commander'. BBC News. 24 December 2011. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16325390. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ↑ "Kim jong il death place - Google Search". www.google.com.
- ↑ Chung, Byoung-sun (22 August 2002), "Sergeyevna Remembers Kim Jong Il", The Chosun Ilbo, archived from the original on 11 March 2007, retrieved 19 February 2007
- ↑ Sheets, Lawrence (12 February 2004), "A Visit to Kim Jong Il's Russian Birthplace", National Public Radio, retrieved 19 February 2007
- ↑ "CNN.com". CNN. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0607/05/i_ins.01.html. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "LIFE - TIME". Archived from the original on 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2019-02-11 – via time.com.
- ↑ N Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies. BBC News. 19 December 2011. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16239693. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ↑ "North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il, 69, Has Died". Salon. 19 December 2011. http://www.salon.com/2011/12/19/north_korean_leader_kim_jong_il_69_has_died/. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
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- Kim Jong Il: Brief HistoryPDF (893 KiB) – Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang DPR Korea (1998)
- Born in the USSR Archived 2005-03-08 at the Wayback Machine – Kim Jong-il's childhood.
- The many family secrets of Kim Jong Il Archived 2005-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
- "Hidden Daughter" Visits Kim Jong-il Every Year (also includes photos of Kim during his youth)
- Kim's family tree Archived 2013-08-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)